Bloomsbury Auctions

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BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 331
331. Keynes (John Maynard) th e ge n e r a l th e o ry o f
em p l o y m e n t, in t e r e s t a n d mo n e y, first e d i t i o n, original cloth,
spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, browned at
spine and margins, spine ends and corners chipped with loss, very
small split to lower joint, light creasing to head and base, foreedges
rubbed, occasional light marking, [PMM 423], 8vo, 1936.
£1,000 - £1,500
*** First edition of one of the most influential economic treatises
of the 20th century with the scarce dust-jacket.
Lot 332
332. Food & Drink.- Newington (P.C.B.) go o d fo o d, first
e d i t i o n, illusrations by Beryl Irving, original cloth-backed pictorial
boards by Beryl Irving, a few light stains, but generally a very good
copy, 8vo, Ipoh, Malaya, [1947]. £75 - £100
*** A scarce Malayan cook book, particularly rich in fish dishes
and curries.
333. Bay (Jens Christian) Jo u r n e y s a n d vo ya g e s to nat u r e ,
s i g n e d p r e s e n tat i o n c o p y f r o m t h e a u t h o r a n d w i t h a n a.l.s.
f r o m t h e a u t h o r, loosely inserted, photo of the author, signed on
verso, loosely inserted, frontispiece, original cloth-backed boards,
textured glacine dust-jacket, chipped, 8vo, Chicago, 1851.
£200 - £300
*** Jens Christian Bay (1871-1962) was a Danish-American
writer, librarian and rare book specialist.
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334. Churchill (John, First Duke of Marlborough) th e le t t e r s
a n d di s pat c h e s..., 5 vol., engraved frontispiece, half-titles, vol. II
many pp. corners creased, bookplates of G. de Clifton Parmiter on
front pastedowns, contemporary calf, gilt, m.e., 1845. £100 - £150
335. Churchill (Randolph S.) au t o g r a p h le t t e r s i g n e d to
“ma d a m”, 1p., 8vo, 2 Connaught Place, 5th September 1884,
regretting that he did not visit her picture gallery, framed and
glazed; and another, A.L.s from Jenny Churchill, v.s. (2)..
£80 - £120
336. Churchill (Winston S.) lo r d ra n d o l p h ch u r c h i l l, cartoon
of Churchill laid down on verso of title of vol. I, spines faded,
1906; Thoughts and Adventures, bookplate of D.M. Coffin on front
pastedown, 1932; Great Contemporaries, 1937; Marlborough: His
Life and Times, reprint, dust-jacket, 1969, all but the last first
e d i t i o n s, plates, original cloth; and c. 20 others, Churchill, (c. 20).
£150 - £200
337. Churchill (Winston S.) lo r d ra n d o l p h ch u r c h i l l, 2 vol.,
second edition, 1907; The Unknown War: The Eastern Front, New
York, 1931; Thoughts and Adventures, 1932; Great Contemporaries,
1937; Step by Step 1936-1939, 1939, all but the first mentioned
first or first am e r i c a n e d i t i o n s, plates, original cloth; and c. 45
others, by or about Churchill, including a vol. Harrow School
Register 1800-1911, second edition, 1911, 8vo (c. 45). £300 - £500
338. Churchill (Winston S.) ty p e d l e t t e r s i g n e d to ma J o r
h.w. al d e n, 1p., 8vo, Ministry of Munitions, Whitehall Place,
14th December 1917, thanking him for his letter, folds, browned,
together with a portrait framed and glazed. £300 - £400
339. Churchill (Winston S.) wa r r a n t a p p o i n t i n g ch a r l e s
wi l l i a m du r m a n a s wa r r a n t officer in t h e ro ya l air fo r c e,
D.s. “Winston S. Churchill” as Secretary of State for Air, printed
document, 290 x 355mm., framed and glazed, 1st January 1920.
£200 - £300
*** Durman was an air photographer with the Royal Flying Corps
during the First World War.